China Daily – Kelly Chung Dawson

“Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will continue to expand its Industrial Liaison Program (ILP), particularly in green technology, following the recent announcement that Chinese green tech company Trina Solar has signed up for the program.”(more)

The Boston Globe – James Vaznis

“Boston school officials say they welcome the students’ desire for teachers to possess a broader understanding of the cultural backgrounds of the city’s 56,000 students, believing it could provide a critical link in closing an alarming achievement gap between students of different races and ethnicities.”(more)

The New York Times – Mike Winerip

“And that is the simple idea behind a new program that is being used to staff three of the turnaround schools in Boston: you don’t go alone. Rather than have the principal fill the slots one by one, the Boston schools have enlisted the help of a nonprofit organization, Teach Plus, to assemble teams of experienced teachers who will make up a quarter of the staff of each turnaround school come fall.”(more)

The Boston Globe – Jack Nicas

“Massachusetts is the 46th state to make its state schools universities, officials said. On Oct. 26, Bridgewater State, Salem State, Worcester State, Westfield State, Fitchburg State, and Framingham State will officially become universities. Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will not change names.”(more)

Boston Globe – James Vaznis

“MALDEN — The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously approved replacing the state’s highly regarded academic standards yesterday with national guidelines, ushering in a wave of change in classrooms across the state.”(more)

The Washington Post – Nick Anderson

“School boards in the District of Columbia and Massachusetts are on the verge of adopting national standards for English and math, adding momentum to a movement that in a few months has swept Maryland and two dozen other states.”(more)

The Boston Globe – Peter Schworm

“Under growing pressure from state officials, small public school systems across Massachusetts are discussing potential mergers, defying the state’s staunch tradition of local schools and hometown identity in a quest for greater financial stability.”(more)

The Boston Globe – Tracy Jan

“Applications and enrollment at the state’s first public law school have surged since the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth acquired the struggling Southern New England School of Law, an early sign that the controversial merger is off to an auspicious start.”(more)

The Boston Globe – James Vaznis

“School Superintendent Carol R. Johnson will tap a charter school management organization to run one of the district’s low-achieving middle schools, a first for the state, under a plan she will present tonight to the Boston School Committee.”(more)

The Boston Globe – Lisa Wangsness

“Leaders of Andover Newton Theological School in Newton Centre and Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago, which will become partners in a yet-to-be-named interreligious institution next summer, say the new school has the potential to revolutionize the training of clergy by offering a more sustainable financial model that fits a more religiously diverse society.”(more)